Guardians Of Harmony: Adventures In Canterlot City

It was a hot night within the waters of Canterlot as a cruise ship passed by.

"Sweating weather," a man remarked. "We're having tonight."

Inside the captain's area, the radar was beeping. The driver noticed something strange.

"Uh, Skipper," the man asked. "What's our procedure in case of an iceberg?"

"An iceberg in Canterlot Bay," the skipper replied. "In this heat? Pal, I promise you we don't have..."

Then an iceberg appeared, heading for the boat, and crashed into the ship.

"Weather's a bit muggy," a man said as he jumped onto the ship. He wore a cryo suit.

"You are not welcome here, mister," another man said, trying to learn his name.

"I am Glacier," he replied.

"Mr. Glacier, you don't have permission—" The man approached him and was instantly frozen solid.

"Aah!" a woman screamed. "What do you want?"

"Ice," Glacier said darkly.

"I don't understand," another woman asked him.

"Think about it," Glacier pulled out a burning tip. "Think fast."

He used the burning tip on the ice sculpture, shattering it instantly. The women looked at each other in shock as the icy villain filled a bag with diamonds.

"Ice doing business," Glacier said as he froze the water and walked on it.

**At the Rainbooms Secret Hideout**

"All crime-fighting and no play make Twilight Sparkle a dull girl," Sunset joked while Twilight was on her laptop.

"Come on, Sunset, you of all people know I'm not that dull and boring," Twilight said.

"I'm just saying even heroes need a holiday once in a while," Sunset smiled. "Besides, Rarity and Applejack decided to go to the beach resort."

"Sunset," Twilight turned to her. "I like the idea, but the last time we went to the beach, Moonstone blocked out the sun, and Twister caused a sandstorm."

"Don't remind me," the fire-haired girl crossed her arms. "Which is why you and I are going to a ski resort. Think of it as a way of honing your skills. And it'll be nice to see snow for a change because this heatwave is driving me nuts."

"Let me guess, Principal Celestia made reservations, didn't she?" Twilight asked.

"More or less," Sunset replied.

"Fair enough," Twilight sighed as she headed upstairs. "Besides, maybe I should take a break from the crime-fighting."

Then the Rainboom Alarm went off, showing the news.

"The mind-boggling jewelry theft at Canterlot Harbor has left one man frozen solid, and not to mention an actual iceberg in Canterlot Bay. Little is known about the bizarre perpetrator calling himself Glacier."

"Would you look at that," Sunset sighed. "It's a sign that a winter retreat is in order."

With that, both Sunset and Twilight donned costumes and became their alter-egos, Phoenix and Cyber Witch.

**At Canterlot Bay, the CPD was already at work.**

"Will my husband be alright?" the woman asked the medic.

"He has a mild case of hypothermia, ma'am," he told her. "He'll pull through."

"No thanks to that maniac," another man said.

"So how did he do it?" an officer asked.

"Not sure, but he appears to be flash-frozen."

"He walked on water?" Detective Spitfire asked the captain.

"Froze it first," he mentioned. "Made a path of solid ice straight to the shore."

"Well, no sign of that now," Spitfire said as two officers approached. "Any luck finding our guy?"

"No luck, the trail went cold, so to speak."

"Trail wasn't that cold enough, not in this weather."

Both Twilight and Sunset overheard from their hidden location.

"Not cold enough to the naked eye," Twilight pulled out her infrared goggles. "But in infrared..."

The goggles showed Glacier's footprints.

"Glacier's trail is clear as crystal," Twilight finished.

"Looks like he headed to Delta Diamond Shop," Sunset said. "Time to put the heat on this guy."

**Meanwhile, at the DDS...**

"Mind if I help myself?" Glacier asked the frozen guard. "I didn't think so."

"The choice cuts," Glacier said as he approached the safe. "Must be in the icebox."

He froze it and then smashed it with his tip.

"Ah," he gazed at the diamonds. "The little glaciers."

As he was about to exit the shop, Twilight and Sunset arrived, kicking him from behind.

"Cyber Witch and Phoenix," Glacier greeted them. "I thought you or any other Rainbooms would arrive."

Twilight threw three Sparkle Stars at him, but he froze all of them.

"Okay," Twilight said, shocked. "Didn't see that coming."

"I've been looking forward to our little reunion," Glacier said.

"Reunion?" Both girls were dumbstruck.

Glacier unleashed an ice blast, and they dodged it.

"Exercise will only keep you warm for so long," Glacier mentioned as he froze over the jewelry shop. Both girls tried to get close, but they started to feel the cold.

"Slowing down, aren't we?" the frosty villain said. "In case you're wondering, that would be the hypothermia kicking in. We both know the symptoms. Slowed reaction time, sluggish reflexes, then come the hallucinations, lack of consciousness, then the big chill!"

He then unleashed another ice blast, which they dodged. Twilight used her Sparkle Star to make an ice pillar fall on his face, causing him to stumble. Another Sparkle Star blindsided him, allowing Sunset to fire a blast at him, knocking him down. As they approached, his mask came off slightly, revealing a familiar face.

"What the—" Sunset gasped. "Lenny Buck? But how?"

Realizing they had dropped their guard, he knocked Twilight to the ground and froze Sunset's body.

"If you're asking how I'm still alive," he finished Sunset's thought. "You were the one who iced me."

"I've had a recent makeover since you and I crossed paths."

**(Five months ago)**

I was just Lenny Buck, a typical bank robber. But I hit the big time—diamonds! The biggest score of my former life.

The icy hand of fate led me to that cryonics lab. I was electrocuted at the same instant the blood froze in my veins. Was I still among the living? Presumably, the experts will determine that, but I made it easy for them. My body had mutated—neither living nor dead. I was a walking cryonic miracle, but some might consider me a monster.

It didn't take much to motivate an expert in the field to build this cold suit so I wouldn't melt.

**(Back in the Present)**

"Thank you for creating me, Phoenix," Glacier armed the burning tip. "And goodbye."

"Police!" Two officers burst into the room. "Freeze!"

"As you wish," Glacier said, freezing the cops before making his escape. "Until we meet again, ladies."

Glacier broke the window and skated away. Sunset used her Flame Blast to break free of the ice, then collapsed on the ground just as Twilight came around and saw her girlfriend down.

"Don't worry," Twilight said, levitating her to her car. "I got you."

Twilight took her home, laid her on the couch, and went to the lab.

"Alright, let's get to work," Twilight started creating something.

Hours later, Sunset woke up and saw Twilight nowhere to be found.

"Twilight?" Sunset called out, then headed down to the lair.

"Ah," Twilight saw her. "I see that you've regained your fire."

"Glacier took over Canterlot Park," Sunset mentioned. "And the police have been sidelined."

"Of course," Twilight said. "That's why I made weatherproof armor for when we transform so that Glacier won't freeze us again."

"Nice," Sunset said as the Rainboom Alarm went off again.

"Come on, Twi," Sunset said. "Let's melt his unbreakable ice."

The girls donned their costumes and headed to the heart of Canterlot Park.

They landed their vehicles at the center of the now-frozen park.

"It was all too easy," both turned around and saw Glacier in his new sitting place. "The diamonds, the police, challenges for a common criminal. It's clear now that I'm destined for more than this. After all, Phoenix, you made me more than human."

"Sorry, Lenny, but let's not flip the script," Sunset glared at him. "You and I both know that you did this to yourself."

"And we're here to bring on the thaw," Twilight chimed in.

"Go on, then," Glacier urged them. "Bring it!"

Both Sunset and Twilight dodged his ice blast. Twilight threw a Dyna-Sparkle Star at him, which exploded, causing him to stumble. Glacier got back up and froze three more Sparkle Stars that Twilight threw.

"Nice look," Glacier commented on their new outfits. "But I won't need to see either of you when you are buried!"

Glacier did a cold snap and froze the entire park. Sunset came from above and delivered a swinging kick to his face, followed by a swift kick to his ribs. Glacier grabbed Sunset and threw her into a wall of ice. Twilight used magic to throw Glacier to the other side.

"You two are finished," Glacier threatened, "finished!"

Both of them unleashed a massive blast of ice and fire from Twilight's latest gadget, the Heatseeker.

"I'm the king of the mountain, the new emperor of Canterlot! So get used to the weather."

"Not a chance, Glacier," Twilight shot back. "This is my mountain!"

"Cold always triumphs over heat!"

Glacier's ice blast zeroed out Twilight's Heatseeker.

"You're going to need more than a heat gun to handle me," Glacier realized as Sunset approached from behind.

"How about me? Because I've got the heat," Sunset asked sarcastically, then unleashed her Volcano Flare.

"Ahhh!" Glacier was impacted by the blast, knocking him out cold and sending him over the park walls into the hands of the Canterlot PD.

"Looks like this guy just melted," Spitfire joked as the officers handcuffed the icy criminal, bringing Glacier's campaign of never-ending winter to an end.